Argentinian province to launch mining referendumA moratorium in place since 2003 bans open-pit mining and the use of cyanide for metal recovery.MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2016 | 1:10 pm
Thermal coal just hit $100 per tonne and may stay this high until 2017The last time prices for the commodity were this high…Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2016 | 8:44 am
Caterpillar CEO Oberhelman to step down in MarchJim Umpleby, group president for energy and transportation, will succeed…Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2016 | 4:50 am
Welcome to Canada, land of the $63 barrel of oil Saudis get $110. Frik Els | March 4, 2013 | 10:45 pm
Investment in mining exploration to plummet, juniors the most affected: report After three years of booming investment in mining exploration, the industry is set to cut down significantly on it this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2013 | 4:26 pm
New steel coke plant opening in Iran The plant will have a production capacity of about 900,000 tons. Kerry Hall | March 4, 2013 | 5:50 am
Uranium miners lobby Navajo for renewed access in New Mexico Navajo territory is said to have more than 70 million tons of the minerals beneath it. Kerry Hall | March 4, 2013 | 4:33 am
Fire in Chinese coal mine kills 11 people Search and rescue team looks for two missing people. Kerry Hall | March 3, 2013 | 12:49 am
Rio Tinto cuts workers at Namibian uranium mine Company lost $105 million in past two years due to low demand. Kerry Hall | March 2, 2013 | 8:57 pm
British Columbia doubling coal export capacity Targeting 82 million tons a year. Frik Els | March 1, 2013 | 7:11 pm
Glencore delays closing of Xstrata merger, faces claims of aiding Iran nuclear program The world’s largest commodities trader said more details about the pending deal will be revealed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it faces claims of supplying Iran with key ingredients for the manufacture of tubes used in uranium enrichment centrifuges. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2013 | 3:06 pm
Canada’s Bill C-52 makes it more expensive for industry: miners Mining Association of Canada says the rail service act needs amendments to make it fair for shippers. Kerry Hall | March 1, 2013 | 3:33 am